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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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gardening

Sports; Cricket

A batsman prodding at the pitch with his bat between deliveries, either to flatten a bump in the pitch, to soothe his own frazzled nerves or simply to waste time or upset the ...

one down

Sports; Cricket

A batsman who bats at No. 3, a crucial position in the team's batting innings.

left hand

Sports; Cricket

A batsman who bats left handed is described as a 'left hand' bat. (Contrast "left arm bowler".)

right hand

Sports; Cricket

A batsman who bats right handed is described as a 'right hand' bat. (Contrast "right arm bowler".)

sawn off

Sports; Cricket

A batsman who has been wrongly or unluckily given out by an umpire.

hold up an end

Sports; Cricket

A batsman who is intentionally restricting his scoring and concentrating on defence while his batting partner scores runs at the other end; or, a bowler who is bowling defensively ...

stodger

Sports; Cricket

A batsman who makes it his job to defend and to score at a mediocre rate. This style is prone to derogatory comments but also compliments on resilience and technique.